The Philadelphia Union learned Monday where they will open the 2014 season. They also took a step further in determining who won’t be there when they do.

The Union will open their fifth MLS season March 8 at Portland’s JELD-WEN Field, taking on a Timbers team that was eliminated from the Western Conference final Sunday night by Real Salt Lake. The home opener will be a week later, March 15, against New England.

Among those who won’t be a part are the four players waived Monday ahead of MLS’ first of a litany of drafts, the waiver draft. The players waived were Kleberson, Oka Nikolov, Greg Jordan and Don Anding.

All four players were eligible for selection in the waiver draft, though none were chosen. The Union, who were due to pick sixth, passed on their selection. Only two players — former Montreal Impact goalkeeper Brad Stuver (by Columbus) and midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo (by New England) — of the 28 eligible were selected. The other 26 become free agents.

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None of the four personnel moves come as big surprises. Kleberson, whose loan agreement in the deal that sent Freddy Adu to Brazilian club Bahia ends prior to the start of next season, would’ve required a new deal to stay in Philly.

The 34-year-old veteran of two World Cup finals spent most of last season rooted to the bench after a quad injury, making 11 appearances and scoring once. Union manager John Hackworth said after the season that Kleberson had expressed interest in staying in Philadelphia, but the financial considerations would have to be drastically adjusted from the $450,000 he made last season. That avenue seems highly unlikely.

Jordan struggled through knee injuries in 2013. The 32nd pick in the 2012 SuperDraft, Jordan, 23, didn’t make a league appearance for the Union, spending most of his time with the reserve league side, then USL affiliate Harrisburg City.

Nikolov, a 39-year-old veteran of 20 seasons in Germany’s Bundesliga, was signed in August as a backup goalkeeper. He didn’t make a league appearance for the Union.

The only move that is even moderately a surprise is Anding, 22, the 26th overall pick in last year’s MLS SuperDraft. He made one MLS appearance in 2013 and was touted by the Union staff for his athleticism, ability to provide width and natural left foot, but apparently he is not in the long-term plans of the club.

Anding’s dismissal means the only remaining link to the 2013 SuperDraft just more than 10 months ago is supplemental pick Leo Fernandes.

The Union hold four of the top 27 picks, including selections No. 2 and No. 6, in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, to be held Jan. 16 in Philadelphia. The waiver moves Monday clear four roster spots, including two international spots.

The Union’s schedule features eight national television dates, beginning with a July 16 visit from New York. In the reversal of Western Conference home-and-homes from this season, they are due to travel to Seattle, Los Angeles, Chivas and Dallas as well as the opener in Portland.

The Union play each team in the Eastern Conference three times, except for the two 2013 bottom-dwellers, Toronto and D.C. United, twice each. The league will take a two-week break in the middle of June to accommodate the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil.